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,,,,,,&&&& JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA &&&&&&,,&&
,&&&&,,&&& THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED &&&&&,,,,,
,,&&,,,,&, AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE &&&&,,&&&&
,,,,,&&,,, LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ,&&,,,,&&,
&&&&,,,,&& SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,,,,&&,,,,
,&&,,&&,,& DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ,&&,,,,&&,
,,,,,,,,,, WATER. ,,,,&&,,,,
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&&&&&&&&&, ====^^^^^^^^==== &&,,&&,,&&
&&&&&&&&,, ==^^ ^^== &,,,,,,,,&
&&&&&&&,,& =====^^ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ^^===== ,,&&&&&&,,
,&&&&&,,,, ==^^ ^^== ,,,&&&&,,,
,,&&&,,&&& ====^^^^^^^^==== &&,,&&,,&&
,,,&,,,,&& &,,,,,,,,,
&&,,,&&,,, THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ,,&&&&&&&&
&,,&,,,,&& URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH &,,&&&&&&&
,,,,,&&,,& LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,,,,&&&&&&
,&&&,,,,,, TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT &&&,,&&&&,
,,&,,&&&&, THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE &&,,,,&&,,
&,,,,,&&,, WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS &,,&&,,,,&
,,&&&,,,,& THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ,,,,,,&&,,
&,,&,,&&,, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,&&&&,,,,&
,,,,,,,,,& HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,,&&,,&&,,
&&&&&&&&,, &,,,,,,,,&
&&&&&&&,,, THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ,,&&&&&&,,
,&&&&&,,&& PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE &,,&&&&,,,
,,&&&,,,,& ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ,,,,&&,,&&
,,,&,,&&,, DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ,&&,,,,,,,
&&,,,,,,,& SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ,,,,&&&&&&
&,,&&&&&,, DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH &&&,,&&&&&
,,,,&&&,,, DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE &&,,,,&&&&
,&&,,&,,&& BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE &,,&&,,&&,
,,,,,,,,,, BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ,,,,,,,,,,
&&&&&&&&&& THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
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